Im a DL Shut-In. Ask Me Anything About British Life.

Almost, OP. Almost.

That’s a good way to end up on a watch list bro

R2. You’re with the CiA?

Can you give your opinion on the 19th century Corn Laws and the impact on Ireland and England?

Would love to hear your viewpoint.

R4. Thank for your question. I vaguely recall this from one episode. What was affected? Cream style or regular?

R5 - I'm pretty sure Mr. Bean covered the topic in depth - look it up as source material.

Do we not have any actual Brits here who would be better qualified to field questions?

R6. Thank you for the suggestion. I will watch for that next time it is repeated on PBS.

R7. There are Brits here, but they are horribly biased. It is best to rely on an informed and objective outsider.

The late Queen didn’t have a foreign policy. Everything she said and did was directed by her elected government. That is how constitutional monarchy works. She knew how to keep her opinions to herself, unlike Charles.

ouf

R10. It’s distressing to hear you say this. I admired her almost more than any other human being. Did she lack initiative?

Do you have sizemeat verificacia on the Windsor men?

R12, The monarch has enormous influence, but no political power. They are there to uphold the constitution and represent the state, and that includes not taking a public stand against the elected government. The late Queen struggled with Thatcher’s heartless policies but she never said a word about it in public.

R14. Yes, I think I remember this from The Crown

This might be the most embarrassing thread of all time.

Please, it's not even the most embarassing thread in the last hour.

R16 just arrived from the Pot v. Alcohol thread.

I see that OP has struck too close to home for r16, r1, and several others.

Why do British people have such bad teeth? Eating too many Cadburys?

R20. I have wondered this too. I believe that socialized medicine is the reason among the lower classes. Among the upper classes they usually rely on their horse’s dentist.

This is quite good, but I feel like the aunt and uncle’s trip in the 1990’s just misses the mark. It should have been 1986.

What did Amy Winehouse's pussy smell like?

R22. That’s very astute of you. They did go for Fergie’s wedding in 86 as well, but I just mentioned the most recent trip so as not to compromise my credibility.

This thread is hilarious. Well done, OP.

Ok, you win, OP. Nicely done.

When was the last time there was an attempted assassination on any member of the British monarchy? Which of the living Doctor Who's has the best chance at becoming PM?

OP, thank you for starting this thread. What do you think the BRF reaction would have been if Harry had married a colored woman from Italy or another mongrel country?

He's a homophile AND an Anglophile!

What do people there put on French Fries?

Should they have started with a Puerto Rican princess before going right to black?

Is Shrek real?

What percentage of DNA amongst the Royal Family is actually English?

The answer may surprise most people not in the British Isles.

I've never taken the time to understand the term 'council flats'.

Is it simply housing subsidized by the government for poor people? Rent-controlled housing? Does it give street-cred to say that you grew up in a council flat? Is it like an American saying they grew up in the projects?

R33 you’ll be even more surprised when you learn there’s no such thing as English DNA.

R33. Well, I know Harry’s babies aren’t all English. The rest, I’m not sure.

Editor, BRF thread!

Is it true that the whole point of the titles, Sir & Dame, is to shut up British celebrities from publicly insulting the monarchy once they become famous and influential?

Why didn't 3 of a Kind have a bigger career?

Your queen looks like she smells bad and she seems like a cunt. What do you think?

R40, that is a fact!

You have to ask a question.

Are MI5 and MI6 teaming with Russians? That's the impression I get from every British thriller streaming series I watch.

Why do you insist that you are 3 countries on the same island but have no internal border checks and don't have independent passports?

Seems more like provinces or states within a single country than actually 3 separate countries.

I'm hard pressed to think of any other nation that has this weird set up. Or that get so worked up about it.

[quote]Can you give your opinion on the 19th century Corn Laws and the impact on Ireland and England?

Corn Laws? When did I pass Corn Laws?

Please summarize 'The Troubles' in one sentence.

[quote] When was the last time there was an attempted assassination on any member of the British monarchy?

Guns were fired at Her late Majesty twice in 1981. Once on a tour of New Zealand by a young man who went on to be accused of another murder.

…and in London during Trooping the Colour (but this time the gun fired blanks)

[quote] Please summarize 'The Troubles' in one sentence.

Edward I invaded Ireland (and Scotland and Wales) in the 13th century and chaos ensued.

R38 and once their leashed and spayed, they become founts for royalty?

[quote]What percentage of DNA amongst the Royal Family is actually English?

I'm harf English!

[quote] Why do you insist that you are 3 countries on the same island but have no internal border checks and don't have independent passports?

Because we are 3 separate countries on the same island. Wales was invaded and pacified by the English, but never fully accepted the fact, and Scotland was invaded multiple times, but managed to free itself several times and retain national sovereignty.

After the Union of Crowns, the monarch and English establishment were keen to unify the country along the lines you seem to think are more normal, but that would have subjugated Scots law and the Church of Scotland to the primacy of English institutions.

For a century after the Union of Crowns, Scotland remained a separate political and economic entity, and was in most ways not shown any preference by England or its evolving empire.

By the early 18th century, England wanted to bind Scotland into the Union for security reasons (to secure a protestant succession, and thwart the Jacobites) and Scotland wanted access to imperial markets, but only if the rights of its church (in particular no imposition of bishops) and it’s system of law was respected. That’s why King Charles’ first act at the Accession Council was to swear to protect the rights of the Church of Scotland.

[quote] I'm hard pressed to think of any other nation that has this weird set up.

Hmm, check out Belgium if you really want to see chaos. Or the attempts to reinstate the Kingdom of Savoy. And those are only 2 of the more peaceful examples. If you don’t allow for people’s regional/ national sensibilities, you end up with more violent attempts to be heard (Catalonia, the Basque separatists)…

[quote] Or that get so worked up about it.

Scotland has less than 10% of the population’s of England. Wales has even fewer people. If Scotland and Wales were not good at getting worked up about politics, both nations would have been subsumed by England long ago.

R33. I don’t know how much English DNA they have, but I know the last Queen regnant of Scotland was half Scots.

[quote]and Scotland was invaded multiple times,

I was molested.

Why does the Union Jack incorporate the flags/symbols of England, Scotland, and Ireland, but not Wales?

The modern royals are boring as shit, so no. I've studied the past royals due to being a history buff but anything after Fat George the IV is a snooze including the porcine Victoria.

I've got load of English DNA on my face right now. Is Best.

R51 - yes, we know - but it does seem like regional sensibilities - Belgium doesn't insist that their regions are individual countries. Many nations have areas that are culturally unique, including language, that makes them stick out from the rest of the country - but they don't call themselves separate nations.

It just seems like pandering. Characteristics of a nation include sovereignty and a single government - but that's not a fit here under the political union of the United Kingdom that rules them.

You can't get upset when people on the outside look at this set-up and go...wait, huh? Nations?

[quote] Why does the Union Jack incorporate the flags/symbols of England, Scotland, and Ireland, but not Wales?

Because at the time of the Act of Union, Wales was a principality, whereas Scotland, England and Ireland were all kingdoms.

OP is wearing a tiara as he types.

[quote] Belgium doesn't insist that their regions are individual countries. Many nations have areas that are culturally unique, including language, that makes them stick out from the rest of the country - but they don't call themselves separate nations.

“Belgian” as a national identity is only 150 years old and the nation is constantly on the verge of splitting up.

England and Scotland were, separate, independent political entities for at least 500 years before the Act of Union, with their own legislatures and religious traditions, and neither of them wanted to give them up. The Act of Union was only possible by regarding Scotland and England as separate entities which were entering into a treaty to pool sovereignty and which were not fully merging into something new and unrecogniseable.

There is so English DNA! 23andMe says.

R57. Nations? What are you talking about? The United Kingdom is one nation. There are multiple countries but only one nation. Why, other than your misunderstanding of, is that so odd?

These are ancient countries that were once separate but were brought together in one kingdom/nation. It’s certainly not weirder than the US system that created fifty states with their own governments despite having no separate histories.

R19, r1 here. If you can't detect the OP's parody, then I can't help you. I was only pointing out to the OP that I thought it wasn't 100% successful. So you misread us both.

R63. People seem to disagree with you.

Life is a banquet, OP, and you've stapled your stomach shut.

Hi OP. Can you tell us more about your average day as a shut-in? What time do you wake up? What do you eat? Do you have any friends or family you keep in touch with? Do you go to the doctor?

R64, You can't count, either. One person.

OP, have you thought of maybe getting a rescue dog?

I get Petula Clark and Lulu confused. Any tips for telling them apart?

What are your caftans made of?

Is the Play Pit still operating in London?

Why does Grest Britain get to have 4 different football teams in international competitions? Let's give the US 50 different teams.

Liz and Maggie both were turkey baster babies.

Which of the royal household is the best in bed. And was Diana Frigid ?

[quote] I was only pointing out to the OP that I thought it wasn't 100% successful.

Because it struck too close to home. You seem somewhat limited.

I went to Manchester. Even google translate couldn’t decider the speech into English . Why.

R76. Apparently, it can’t decipher your own either. :)

I think OP is a stupid arse!

Ya, OP 'can't be arsed' to follow through on his original and publicly stated intention to respond to any and all questions.

OP who do people in North Wales hate more - muslims, The English, people from West Wales or South Wales?

Whatever happened to your 40 day PM? The one who should never have been left alone with the Queen.

“A spot of tea, Mum???”